In the nursing home environment, the prevalence of pressure ulcers is in the range of 2.6-24%.The incidence is 25% in residents admitted from an acute care hospital.

Patients with preexisting pressure ulcers demonstrate a 26% incidence of additional pressure ulcer formation over a 6-month period. The incidence in chronic care hospitals is reported to be 10.8%,whereas 33% of those admitted to a chronic care hospital have pressure ulcers.Long-term follow-up demonstrates that most ulcers healed within a year.

Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and associated comorbidity are also at increased risk. The incidence of pressure ulcers in this population is in the range of 25-66%.

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